Job Description
Printmakers can sell their fine art print editions outright to collectors or through galleries. Printmakers also render drawings working from sketches, blueprints, memory, or reference materials. Printmakers typically print using on of the following techniques: intaglio, silk screen, lithography, monotype, or woodcut. These techniques and skills can be learned at an art school or university. The advantage to printmaking is that you can sell more than one image of you original work in a series of prints.

Median Salary
$43,000

The middle 50 percent earned between $29,230 and $60,650.

Education Requirements
Students can earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and can continue on to receive their Master of Fine Arts (MFA), which is considered the highest degree for studying the fine arts. Many students who earn their MFA go on to teach college level courses.

Job Outlook

Employment of artists and printmakers is projected to grow faster than average. Competition for jobs is expected to be keen for both salaried and freelance jobs in all specialties because the number of people with creative ability and an interest in this career is expected to continue to exceed the number of available openings. Despite the competition, employers and individual clients are always on the lookout for talented and creative artists and printmakers. Master printmakers print work of other artists, they are always in demand.